OCTANOL

" any saturated aliphatic monohydric alcohol of the formula c₈ h₁₇ oh, of which many isomeric forms exist; especially (a) (also ""n-octanol"" or ""1-octanol"") the primary straight-chain isomer, ch₃ (ch₂)₆ ch₂ oh, or (b) (also ""2-octanol"") the secondary straight-chain isomer, ch₃ (ch₂)₅ ch(oh)ch₃, both of which are colourless odoriferous liquids used chiefly in the perfume and plastic industries.

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